Wake Forest officials are staying on track with the weekend schedule for freshman orientation and other back-to-school activities, while monitoring closely news reports of the progress of Hurricane Irene.Categories: University Announcements
The School of Law is once again among the nation’s “Best Value” law schools, according to the National Jurist and preLaw magazines.Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
Trustee and Board of Visitors member Don Flow (MBA '83) is the chairman of Winston-Salem Professional Tennis Inc., the nonprofit group that persuaded the U.S. Tennis Association to move this week's ATP tournament to Winston-Salem.Categories: Alumni, Community Impact
Former Wake Forest All-American Webb Simpson shot a bogey-free final round 67 at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday to claim his first PGA Tour victory. Simpson shot rounds of 66-65-64-67 to finish at 18-under par.
The Schools of Business announced the unveiling of its new Center for Value Delivery Innovation, a first-of-its-kind retail marketing collaboration, at the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Executive Conference in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Aug. 20. Categories: University Announcements
The Wake Forest police department has taken the lead in combining social media and safety — developing a public safety mobility app and using Twitter to reach the community. The department's efforts have been recognized by the International Association for Chiefs of Police.
Categories: Community Impact, University Announcements
Two teachers — an elementary school teacher in Kernersville and a high school math teacher in Clemmons — have been named winners of Wake Forest University’s 2011 Marcellus Waddill Excellence in Teaching Award.Categories: University Announcements
Soccer player Doug Ryan spent his summer in Vietnam, mentoring rising ninth graders on a variety of academic subjects and life skills. He also helped teach them four sports through the Coach for College program. Read more and see a slideshow from his service trip.Categories: Athletics, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Wake Foresters Phillips and Leslie McLean Bragg have teamed with James Lubo Mijak, a Lost Boy of Sudan, around the goal of building permanent primary schools in southern Sudan. Once a dream, the Raising Sudan project is becoming a reality.Categories: Alumni, Global Wake Forest
Jurors recently convicted five police officers accused of civil rights violations and obstruction of justice in New Orleans. Law professor Kami Simmons writes in the Huffington Post that the situation exposed institutional deficiencies that encourage police misconduct and corruption.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements